eater
noun/ˈiːtə(r)/
/ˈiːtər/
- (usually after an adjective or a noun) a person or an animal that eats a particular thing or in a particular way
- We're not great meat eaters.
- He's a big eater (= he eats a lot).
Extra Examples- He eats anything—he's not a fussy eater.
- The bats live in the tropics and are fruit eaters.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fish
- fruit
- meat
- …
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